Re: Bug#36691: apt allows no proxies.
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Joost Kooij wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply! I tried the http_proxy env and it worked..
> > Sort of.. I did get in contact with my chosen host, but after that it
> > had problems with the HTTP headers.
>
> Oh, well, I dunno. Ask the apt gurus (I've cc:-ed to
> apt@packages.debian.org to provide them with the below diagnostics -
> boldly assuming you didn't consider this conversation very private in
> nature.)
>
> > Get http://ftp.us.debian.org stable/main Packages
> > 0% [Packages `Connecting to bess-proxy1.caps.maine.edu' 0]http: Bad header line
> > Get http://ftp.us.debian.org stable/non-free Packages
> > 0% [Packages `Connecting to bess-proxy1.caps.maine.edu (130.111.42.9)' 0] [Cmp
> > gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
> > http: Bad header line
>
> > My school district is using BESS Filtering Proxies, which are based
> > upon Squid. They just don't like me, I guess.
Please try this devel snapshot of apt at
http://www.debian.org/~jgg/apt-source.deb - there is some improved support
for bizzar http caches.
Jason
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